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Japanese symbol for “duly”

Romaji: harete
openly; publicly; in public; formally

In Japanese, duly is , read (harete).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adv openly; publicly; in public; formally; officially; duly

Kanji and stroke order

clear up
on: セイ
kun: は.れる、は.れ、は.れ-、-ば.れ
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “duly”

WordReadingMeaning
よしなに yoshinanisuitably; properly; duly

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はれ hareclear weather; fine weather
せいてん seitenfine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather
かいせい kaiseiclear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
はれる hareruto clear up; to clear away; to be sunny
はらす harasuto dispel; to clear away; to refresh (oneself)
きばらし kibarashirecreation; diversion; relaxation

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.